Ebb Hinchliffe, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, discusses the Chamber’s current advocacy efforts in the country and their strategic objectives moving forward in terms of increasing the already strong business ties between the United States and the Philippines. He also discusses the potential for areas outside of metro Manila to be drivers of economic growth in the future, and the Chamber’s efforts to help make this a reality.
To begin, could you please provide an overview of the chamber’s recent activities in the Philippines?
"Any industry in the Philippines requires you to know your market, and the one thing you must have when considering investing in the Philippines is patients. We have so many startups, however, some of these companies have entered the market and then quickly left. They entered believing that they would be able to quickly make money, and that is not always the case. The Philippines is a great market, but you need to be patient."
